A Critical Review of Cervical Laminoplasty

Neurosurgery Quarterly

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-16

  Sani, Sepehr ^a   Ratliff, John K ^a   Cooper, Paul R ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spondylotic myelopathy; Laminectomy; Laminoplasty; Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVALESCENCE; DETERIORATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; JOINT FUNCTION; KYPHOSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LAMINOPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTERIOR LONGITUDINAL LIGAMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE SURGERY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1542333770     PISSN: 10506438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013414-200403000-00002     Document Type: Review

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